Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Peter Thiel

Palantir
and Cambridge Analytica... What is Palantir? Headquartered in Palo
Alto, California, the company focuses on big data analysis and was
founded in 2004 by Peter Thiel, Nathan Gettings, Joe Lonsdale, Stephen
Cohen, and Alex Karp. ..."

"... Thiel supported
Donald Trump and became one of the pledged California delegates for
Trump's nomination at the 2016 Republican National Convention. He was
also a headline speaker during the convention, during which he announced
that he was "proud to be gay". On October 15, 2016, Thiel announced a
$1.25 million donation in support of Donald Trump's presidential
campaign. Thiel stated to The New York Times: "I didn’t give him any
money for a long time because I didn’t think it mattered, and then the
campaign asked me to." After Trump's victory, Thiel was named to the
executive committee of the President-elect's transition team. ..."

"... FORBES broke the news that Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel
bankrolled Hulk Hogan's infamous sex-tape lawsuit against the
now-bankrupt Gawker. You might be wondering: so what? Why should I care?
Critics have argued that Thiel's money gives other billionaires a
blueprint for how to silence media outlets they dislike. ..."

Artist Statement

It is time again to be an artist/activist... 'Monsters eating Monsters' is the follow up to my first series of political cartoons, 'Bird Brains elect first President', which has 71 cartoons with source references and can be viewed here. For more about my art, life and career visit my website here.Bernard Re, Jr.#dontdenyamerica